The National BIM Report 2018

The annual NBS National BIM Report is now recognised as one of the industry’s most comprehensive reviews into the use of BIM. In this eighth report, we glean an insight into the achievements and challenges of the industry two years on from the BIM Mandate.

What has the 2018 BIM Report shown?

The majority of those surveyed believe BIM will help to reduce both construction costs and completion times Slightly fewer agree that it will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions or reduce our trade gap, but overall there are clear and tangible benefits to BIM adoption.

Almost two thirds of participants agree that the Government requires BIM on its projects However, a similar number do not feel that this is being enforced. 14% of respondents believe the mandate has been ‘not at all successful’.

BIM usage has increased by 12% compared to last year Now nearly three quarters of those surveyed are ‘aware and using’ BIM, with a minuscule 1% unaware. BIM has gone from a niche platform to the norm.

The number of those who have adopted BIM, but who use it only on a minority of projects has dropped from a third to around a quarter Extrapolating the growth that we’ve seen in BIM usage within organisation since 2015 suggests that we’ll reach 90% within the next three to five years.

Lack of in-house expertise is the main barrier to BIM adoption Other factors include lack of training, lack of time to get up to speed and even a lack of client demand.

Access our past reports

View our previous reports, along with summative articles and analysis, in our dedicated section of theNBS.com.